“I come from the smallest town in the world of like 30,000 and never thought this was possible, so thank you very much,” Bieber said after his first win, referring to his small Canadian hometown of Stratford, Ontario.

The show opened with a performance by Rihanna and continued with artists such as Enrique Inglesias, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Black Eyed Peas,Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, Christina Aguilera, Train, Usher, Ke$ha, Santana and Gavin Rossdale.

One of the most entertaining performances of the night came from Pink with Raise Your Glass, complete with acrobatic flyers and balloons and confetti falling over the audience. The singer recently announced that she is pregnant with her first child.

“I’ve been singing Eminem since I was three and Usher is my mentor, so this is big,” Bieber said of his Pop/Rock win over Eminem and Usher.

“I would like to thank Michael Jackson because without Michael Jackson none of us would be here.”

Bieber gave credit to his fans during his many wins, and particularly pointed out the man who discovered and signed him: Usher.

“I really was embraced by a man named Usher Raymond. I feel like he’s had such an amazing career, it’d only be right if I invited him up here to share it with me,” Bieber said after winning Favorite Artist Of The Year.

New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys didn’t disappoint as the much-anticipated closers combined for medley of their greatest hits including Everybody, Hangin’ Tough, I Want It That Way and Step By Step.